CALYCLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
   Synonym(s)
   • caliculus (what does caliculus mean?)
   • calyculus (what does calyculus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) calycle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • anatomical structure (what does anatomical structure mean?)
   • complex body part (what does complex body part mean?)
   • bodily structure (what does bodily structure mean?)
   • body structure (what does body structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • optic cup (what does optic cup mean?)
   • eyecup (what does eyecup mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
   Synonym(s)
   • calyculus (what does calyculus mean?)
   • epicalyx (what does epicalyx mean?)
   • false calyx (what does false calyx mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) calycle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bract (what does bract mean?)